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The president and chief executive officer for Ontario Power Generation made $1,720,000.04 in 2012. That, however, is a drop from the $1,824,000.04 he made in 2011.

Each year, the Province releases a 'sunshine' list of public sector employees who earn $100,000 or more.

In 2010, Mr. Mitchell made $1,325,119.04 as president and CEO of the company.

Other big earners at OPG include Wayne Robbins, the chief nuclear officer, who made $935,236.43, while Albert Sweetnam, the executive vice president, nuclear projects, made $843,095.

Municipally, the top earner was Dr. Robert Kyle, the commissioner and medical officer of health for Durham Region, and he pulled in $325,278.46.

Second was Garry Cubitt, chief administrative officer for Durham Region, who made $321,100.06.

Aside from the Region, the top earner in each community was the CAO, or the city manager in Oshawa.

Given it's the largest municipality in Durham, Oshawa has the highest paid chief executive, as city manager Bob Duignan made $269,627.12.

He was followed by Franklin Wu, CAO of Clarington, who made $235,736.19, While Brian Skinner in Ajax made $217,226.45, Tony Prevedel of Pickering earned $212,865.84, and Robert Petrie of Whitby pulled in $211,367.83.

Given the small size of the three northern communities, the CAOs there made much less than their southern counterparts.

Beverly Hendry of Scugog made $141,276.16, while Ingrid Svelnis of Uxbridge made $137,407.90 and Thomas Gettinby of Brock Township, who is both CAO and municipal clerk, made $133,038.73.

Regional Chairman Roger Anderson made $200,608.46, making him the highest paid local politician in Durham.

Educationally, Tim McTiernan, the president at UOIT, made $320,000.04, while Steven Franklin, the president and vice-chancellor of Trent University, made $305,000.04.

Don Lovisa, the president of Durham College, earned $277,323.96.

Paul Pulla, the director of education for the Durham Catholic District School Board, made $195,370.36, and his counterpart Martyn Beckett, director of education for the Durham District School Board, earned $190,550.10.

William Hick, director of education for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, earned $210,887.85.

Greg Reeves, director of education for the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, made $193,922.73.